Maersk swells fleet

Maersk swells fleet A.P. Moller-Maersk has taken delivery of a number of new vessels in the last few weeks with five new containerships alone delivered since mid-May.
   A.P. Moller Singapore has received three 6,500-TEU ships from Hyundai Heavy Industries named Maersk Seletar, Maersk Sentosa and Maersk Serangoon, delivered on May 18, May 23 and May 31, respectively. On May 28 the company accepted a 6,200-TEU ship, Maersk Kushiro, from another Korean shipyard, this time Hanjin Heavy Industries.
   In Europe, Maersk’s Volkswerft Stralsund Shipyard in Germany on June 2 named the fifth in a series of seven 4,170-TEU box ships, Maersk Buffalo. All of the ships in the series are to be owned by the London-based Maersk Co. Ltd. and will fly the British 'Red Ensign' flag.
   Meanwhile, Maersk on Monday named its newest ship, a 16,500-ton chemical/product tanker that was built at the Jiangnan shipyard
   The vessel, Nordby Maersk, and her five sister ships will sail under the Danish flag and will be part of Swift Tankers, Maersk Tankers' chemical/product tankers pool-cooperation with Teekay.